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Seyni Kountché

1931 - 1987

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Seyni Kountché (1 July 1931 – 10 November 1987) was a Nigerien military officer who led a 1974 coup d'état that deposed the government of Niger's first president, Hamani Diori. He ruled the country as military head of state from 17 April 1974 until his death on 10 November 1987. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Seyni Kountché has received more than 159,426 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Seyni Kountché is the 8,655th most popular politician (up from 8,789th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Niger (down from 4th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Nigerien Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Seyni Kountché ranks 8,655 out of 15,577. Before him are Charles, Count of Soissons, Princess Marie of Prussia, Tanzan Ishibashi, Taxiles, Zbigniew of Poland, and Mohammed al-Shaykh. After him are Kurunta, James Michel, Frederuna, Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Andronikos III of Trebizond, and Đồng Khánh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Seyni Kountché ranks 153. Before him are Viliam Schrojf, Neil Postman, Umberto Lenzi, Bernard Francis Law, Joseph Joffo, and Arawa Kimura. After him are David Wilkerson, Shadia, Shunsuke Kikuchi, Shintaro Katsu, Cristina Deutekom, and George Vassiliou. Among people deceased in 1987, Seyni Kountché ranks 92. Before him are Clarence Brown, J. P. Guilford, Maria von Trapp, Gerhard Klopfer, Yasuo Haruyama, and Naji al-Ali. After him are Renato Guttuso, Yves Allégret, Gustav Fröhlich, Alejandro Scopelli, Cornelis Vreeswijk, and Claudio Villa.

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In Niger

Among people born in Niger, Seyni Kountché ranks 5 out of 19. Before him are Yusuf ibn Tashfin (1009), Mamadou Tandja (1938), Hamani Diori (1916), and Mahamadou Issoufou (1952). After him are Ali Saibou (1940), Mahamane Ousmane (1948), Mohamed Bazoum (1960), Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949), Daouda Malam Wanké (1946), Brigi Rafini (1953), and Issake Dabore (1940).

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Among POLITICIANS In Niger

Among politicians born in Niger, Seyni Kountché ranks 5. Before him are Yusuf ibn Tashfin (1009), Mamadou Tandja (1938), Hamani Diori (1916), and Mahamadou Issoufou (1952). After him are Ali Saibou (1940), Mahamane Ousmane (1948), Mohamed Bazoum (1960), Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949), Daouda Malam Wanké (1946), Brigi Rafini (1953), and Salou Djibo (1965).

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